In watch design, there’s a difference between subtle and unapologetically bold. Tudor’s latest Royal release is very much the latter—an unapologetic flash of blue and diamonds conceived in collaboration with brand ambassador Cheng Yi. The 28mm model, available in both stainless steel and a steel-and-yellow-gold configuration, is the kind of watch that doesn’t just catch the light; it holds it hostage.
Classic Tudor Royal Heritage Is Also Modern Sport-Chic
The Royal has been a fixture in the Tudor catalog since the 1950s, a period when the brand began using the name to underline its most refined designs and technical feats. Over the decades, it’s evolved into the house’s answer to a question most people didn’t know they were asking: Can a watch straddle the line between dress and sport while still turning heads across a dinner table?
Tudor Royal 28mm Blue Dial Is a Design That Draws Attention
The new blue-dial edition doubles down on that duality. The integrated five-link bracelet—satin-brushed on the outer and center links, polished in between—flows seamlessly into the case, giving the watch its signature “sport-chic” silhouette. The bezel is set with diamonds, and the hour markers are diamond-set as well, each stone catching its own small sun. Roman numerals punctuate the dial, with the date neatly tucked at 3 o’clock. Baton hands with Grade A Swiss Super-LumiNova® mean it’s just as legible in a dim jazz bar as it is under the glare of a midday café terrace.
Underneath the sparkle, it’s still pure Tudor: a self-winding mechanical T201 movement with approximately 38 hours of power reserve, 100 meters of water resistance, and a screw-down crown bearing the brand’s emblem. It’s built from 316L stainless steel—the marine-grade alloy that shrugs off daily wear—and comes with Tudor’s five-year transferable guarantee, no registration or periodic maintenance required.
Pricing and Availability
In the steel version, the watch retails for $4,225; the steel-and-yellow-gold variant, for $5,900. Prices that, while not shy, reflect the brand’s enduring mission, first set by founder Hans Wilsdorf in 1926: to deliver uncompromising quality at the best possible price.The Tudor Royal with blue dial and diamond bezel isn’t a watch for everyone. But for those who want their timepiece to say more than the time, it offers a fluent expression of elegance, technical precision, and just enough audacity to live up to the brand’s signature. For more information or to purchase the watch online, head over to the brand’s official website.
